Mommie Dearest
1981
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Howard da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in more than two dozen television programs, and acted in more than fifty feature films.
Howard da Silva was one of 324 actors, writers and directors who fell victim to the Hollywood blacklisting of the early 1950s, and had his career halted in the blink of an eye. Originally was a steelworker before making his stage debut at age 20 in New York.
Feb 18, 1986 · Howard da Silva, the actor, director, producer and author, whose show-business career spanned more than 55 years, died of lymphoma Sunday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 76 years old.
Feb 18, 1986 · Howard da Silva, an actor, director and producer best known for originating the role of Benjamin Franklin in the Broadway musical “1776” and later portraying him in the film version, died...
Howard da Silva was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in more than two dozen television programs, and acted in more than fifty feature films.
Aug 9, 2021 · Howard da Silva, the actor, director, producer and author whose show-business career spanned more than 55 years, died of lymphoma Sunday at his home in Ossining, N.Y. He was 76.
Howard da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio.
Howard Da Silva Biography (1909-1986) Born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909, in Cleveland, OH; died of lymphoma, February 16, 1986, in Ossining, NY; son of Benjamin (a dress cutter) and Bertha (Sen) Silverblatt; married Marjorie Nelson, 1950 (divorced, 1960); married Nancy Nutter (an actress), June 30, 1961; children: two sons, three daughters.
In The Blue Dahlia. …Dahlia nightclub, Eddie Harwood (Howard Da Silva). Johnny and Helen have a fight, and Johnny leaves after threatening her with a gun. He is offered a ride by a beautiful and mysterious woman (Veronica Lake).
Character player, often in sinister roles, who was blacklisted in the 1950s. Da Silva worked in theater before resuming his screen career in the early 60s, turning in fine performances in both film and TV, particularly as Benjamin Franklin in "1776" (1972) and as Louis B. Mayer in "Mommie Dearest" (1981).
